Santo Condorelli
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| Full name | Santo Condorelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
January 17, 1995 Kita-hiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bolles School[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santo Condorelli (born January 17, 1995) is an Italian Canadian competitive swimmer.[2]
Personal life
Santo Condorelli was born in Kita-hiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan on January 17, 1995 to parents Joseph and Tonya Condorelli. Condorelli was raised in Portland, Oregon and began swimming when he was 5 years old with the encouragement of his father. He is able to compete for the Canadian team because his mother was born and raised in Kenora, Ontario.[3]
Swimming
At the 2013 American Junior National Swimming Championships, he set an American National Age Group Record for the 17-18 age group in the 100m Freestyle. He currently swims for the University of Southern California. He attended the 2012 United States Olympic Trials (swimming), and the 2014 United States Swimming National Championships.[3] Condorelli received a bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships for the 4x100m Mixed Freestyle Relay alongside Yuri Kisil, Chantal van Landeghem, and Sandrine Mainville, and finished 4th at the 100m freestyle event, missing the podium by 0.07 seconds.[4] He also received two individual and two relay medals at the 2015 Pan American Games.[5]
In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
He finished 4th in the 100 m freestyle in a time of 47.88, missing a bronze medal by 0.03 seconds.
Rituals
Prior to his swims, Condorelli gives the finger to his father, who returns the gesture back to him, as a way to boost confidence and relieve stress.[7]
References
- ↑ Wilson, Jenny (November 13, 2012). "Getting to Know the Bolles School Dream Team". Swimswam. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ↑ COC Profile
- 1 2 "Santo Condorelli". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2014 Winter Olympics. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ "Omega Timing - Results - 16th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Kazan Russia 7/24/2015 - 8/9/2015". www.omegatiming.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ "Swimming Schedule & Results - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". results.toronto2015.org. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. Swimming Canada. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "Santo Condorelli Flips His Dad Off Before Races In Best Ritual Ever". Huffington Post. Huffington Post. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
External links
- Biography at swimming.ca